The real news item here is that a We The People petition actually garnered a thought-out response, instead of a boilerplate restating of current policy.
Aside from the fact that the Apple logo alone will have people lined up outside of Apple stores across the country to buy this thin, I'm inclined to ask what this watch actually DOES (aside from the obvious "tells time").
I can tell you one thing it doesn't do, as of this writing:
IME, "Agree to disagree" seems to be code for "drop it so I don't have to cop to being wrong."
1) What does "IME" mean?
2) Actually, it's code for "I've got better things to do with my time than waste it waxing philosophic with some annoying internet pedant." At least, it is when I use the phrase; YMMV.
That red light (or stop sign) at the bottom of the hill is only for cars... I don't need to stop or even slow down
So what should a cyclist do facing a red light at the bottom of a hill that has stayed red for several minutes because the bicycle doesn't have enough metal surface to trip the induction sensor that it has remained stopped over?
Petition your city for an ordinance that allows cyclist to go through a red light, provided that they have been sitting at it for an 'unreasonable period of time' and that it is safe to pass against the signal.
That's what the cyclists in my town did, and it works out great; we do still suffer the issue of bikers who, for whatever reason, seem to be under the impression that stop signals apply to everyone but them, but the cyclists who aren't complete morons seem pretty happy with the system.
Ah, I should not have starting talking about "homes" as most American's begin imagining boogeymen with guns inside their houses.
I was mostly thinking of the concept as everyone seems to extends to their yards.
Because we're talking about drones. Obviously drones aren't inside your house. We're talking about your yards.
So, basically, what you're saying here is that you think it's perfectly OK for you to be on another person's property without permission, so long as you're not inside their house?
Fine then - go stand in your neighbors back yard, and refuse to leave when asked. You'll find out who's in the wrong real fuckin' quick, and I guarantee it won't be your neighbor who gets taken to the pokey and charged with trespassing.
IE: it's not the people who have kicked in doors whom I'm concerned about, it's the innocent people walking up to the door to knock or the lost person passing through a backyard - way too many people who consider shooting them as "justified" just because they were scared or didn't recognize them.
Assuming we're talking about a state with "stand your ground" or "castle" laws, the trespasser must be presenting some sort of physical threat to life or property before deadly force is considered a reasonable action. If you're going to contend that there are "way too many people" who don't understand that aspect of the law, you damn well better have a plethora of source citations to back you up. Otherwise, way too many people will realize you're yet another plebe with an agenda, talking out of your ass.
Take, for instance, today's reports [theverge.com] from The Verge on EA's Real Racing 3. In this game, you pay Real Money to repair damage to your car, and you pay More Real Money to make those repairs take less time.
Shit, why not just actually go and race a real car? The graphics, sound and force-feedback are all vastly better.
Anyone dumb enough to play Real Racing 3 totally deserves it.
I take it the "Real" part refers to going broke just trying to keep the damn thing out of the shop...
Adjusted for inflation, your average video game is actually cheaper than it ever has been.
On the other hand, for an enormous amount of gamers, older titles that are available for very little money continue to provide enormous rewards, negating the need to spend lots of money on the latest titles, even if those latest titles "are cheaper" than new games have ever been.
Have to agree with this.
Hell, I still find myself having to fight the urge to forgo my duties and spend the entire day playing Nethack.
Understand the objection to DRM, but what's the objection to DLC?
It's not necessarily the DLC itself, it's the idea that companies are shorting content on the original purchase (the "full" game) in order to sell the content to you at a later date.
Case in point - last year I bought a used copy of Mass Effect 2 for the PS3. On the box there was a heading that stated "INCLUDED ON THIS DISC:" However, once I put the game in my machine, I discovered that the content listed was not, in fact, included on the disc - it was DLC, and I was not able to access it as I did not have the one-time use password that came with it when purchased new. Bait-and-switch.
I could waste time writing to EA, or the government, or someone else that won't listen to my complaint. Or, I could just stop giving EA my money. Not being a moron, I chose the latter.
I worked on this spaceship for ~3 years. Let me say that it's very gratifying that it found something, and especially that it found something nobody was expecting. I'm much relieved.
It's always a plus to find something you weren't looking for.
Start with the Reddest States; those that willingly elected ingrates as public officials whose sole desire is to destroy civil society. Given them what they want.
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The real news item here is that a We The People petition actually garnered a thought-out response, instead of a boilerplate restating of current policy.
First time for everything...
Aside from the fact that the Apple logo alone will have people lined up outside of Apple stores across the country to buy this thin, I'm inclined to ask what this watch actually DOES (aside from the obvious "tells time").
I can tell you one thing it doesn't do, as of this writing:
Exist.
Huh.
Surprised they noticed...
At least this time there aren't any links to dice.com...
Ah.
Learn something new every day.
Hey, hey, cut the guy some slack!
OP probably wanted to call out Balmer, and would have, if not for the fact he's still nursing a head wound from the last round of flying chairs.
it's built to run into things, in order to map and navigate its environment.
Hey that's neat... Question:
What happens when it bumps into a weakened structural support, one that just happens to barely be holding the building up?
I assume the AirBurr is cheap to replace?
Totally right; I read the story, and the blog posts, and it's quite obvious that it was the Ada Initiative who was being the unreasonable party.
IME, "Agree to disagree" seems to be code for "drop it so I don't have to cop to being wrong."
1) What does "IME" mean?
2) Actually, it's code for "I've got better things to do with my time than waste it waxing philosophic with some annoying internet pedant." At least, it is when I use the phrase; YMMV.
Yes and no.
... but I'm really not sure.
Don't read too much into this - He's being a pedantic weasel, intentionally.
Here's the gist of what dude said, albeit worded far more clearly:
A human body currently engaged in riding a bicycle outputs more CO2 than the same human body would if it were, instead, sitting in the seat of a car.
Technically, he's correct. Morally, contextually, and every other applicable -ly, he's wrong as hell and knows it.
Welcome to the world of American Politics.
That red light (or stop sign) at the bottom of the hill is only for cars... I don't need to stop or even slow down
So what should a cyclist do facing a red light at the bottom of a hill that has stayed red for several minutes because the bicycle doesn't have enough metal surface to trip the induction sensor that it has remained stopped over?
Petition your city for an ordinance that allows cyclist to go through a red light, provided that they have been sitting at it for an 'unreasonable period of time' and that it is safe to pass against the signal.
That's what the cyclists in my town did, and it works out great; we do still suffer the issue of bikers who, for whatever reason, seem to be under the impression that stop signals apply to everyone but them, but the cyclists who aren't complete morons seem pretty happy with the system.
In an ideal world, we would be able to eliminate CO2 from our atmosphere completely
Plants need CO2 to produce food. If you eliminated CO2 we'd die as a species, along with every other species.
That doesn't necessarily contradict the quoted statement, depending on how you define the term, "ideal world."
Data is always valid.
What you meant to ask is, "does that [2004] data apply to the current situation?"
"Un-cheap" is not a word. TFS should say "not cheap".
Sigh...
if only you were right...
it's a matter of falling on the the right persons head.
That's an easy one - whoever it falls on will, by default, be the "right person."
MTV.com is designed for use within the USA so a lot of the site, including most of the videos, won't work for visitors from outside the country.
That sounds like bitching... why would you bitch about that?
It could be worse, you know - you could be able to access MTV.com.
Ah, I should not have starting talking about "homes" as most American's begin imagining boogeymen with guns inside their houses.
I was mostly thinking of the concept as everyone seems to extends to their yards.
Because we're talking about drones. Obviously drones aren't inside your house. We're talking about your yards.
So, basically, what you're saying here is that you think it's perfectly OK for you to be on another person's property without permission, so long as you're not inside their house?
Fine then - go stand in your neighbors back yard, and refuse to leave when asked. You'll find out who's in the wrong real fuckin' quick, and I guarantee it won't be your neighbor who gets taken to the pokey and charged with trespassing.
IE: it's not the people who have kicked in doors whom I'm concerned about, it's the innocent people walking up to the door to knock or the lost person passing through a backyard - way too many people who consider shooting them as "justified" just because they were scared or didn't recognize them.
Assuming we're talking about a state with "stand your ground" or "castle" laws, the trespasser must be presenting some sort of physical threat to life or property before deadly force is considered a reasonable action. If you're going to contend that there are "way too many people" who don't understand that aspect of the law, you damn well better have a plethora of source citations to back you up. Otherwise, way too many people will realize you're yet another plebe with an agenda, talking out of your ass.
... You have a garage over your yard?
How does your grass grow?
Take, for instance, today's reports [theverge.com] from The Verge on EA's Real Racing 3. In this game, you pay Real Money to repair damage to your car, and you pay More Real Money to make those repairs take less time.
Shit, why not just actually go and race a real car? The graphics, sound and force-feedback are all vastly better.
Anyone dumb enough to play Real Racing 3 totally deserves it.
I take it the "Real" part refers to going broke just trying to keep the damn thing out of the shop...
On the other hand, for an enormous amount of gamers, older titles that are available for very little money continue to provide enormous rewards, negating the need to spend lots of money on the latest titles, even if those latest titles "are cheaper" than new games have ever been.
Have to agree with this.
Hell, I still find myself having to fight the urge to forgo my duties and spend the entire day playing Nethack.
Understand the objection to DRM, but what's the objection to DLC?
It's not necessarily the DLC itself, it's the idea that companies are shorting content on the original purchase (the "full" game) in order to sell the content to you at a later date.
Case in point - last year I bought a used copy of Mass Effect 2 for the PS3. On the box there was a heading that stated "INCLUDED ON THIS DISC:" However, once I put the game in my machine, I discovered that the content listed was not, in fact, included on the disc - it was DLC, and I was not able to access it as I did not have the one-time use password that came with it when purchased new. Bait-and-switch.
I could waste time writing to EA, or the government, or someone else that won't listen to my complaint. Or, I could just stop giving EA my money. Not being a moron, I chose the latter.
I worked on this spaceship for ~3 years. Let me say that it's very gratifying that it found something, and especially that it found something nobody was expecting. I'm much relieved.
It's always a plus to find something you weren't looking for.
Obviously not a regular viewer of water based horror films...
Start with the Reddest States; those that willingly elected ingrates as public officials whose sole desire is to destroy civil society. Given them what they want.
Does it hurt to be so mindlessly partisan?
It should.
But it wasn't an "increase"! It was a negative decrease. An "undecrease"?
A recrease